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No, they don't. The populace you're talking about wanted to appeal Obamacare but they loved the ACA. They want tough criminal sanctions but want help on the opioid epidemic. They want help from the government but distrust others from getting that same help. They live in cognitive dissonance.

Blue states elect the Dems who vote for those programs because blue state liberals believe in a society that tries to help people. On a fundamental level, a Democrat tends to be someone who is a 'great society' kind of person. Who isn't scared of some inefficiencies or waste. It's sort of the point. On the macro level, if I want subsidized healthcare on the federal level just to be redundant, of course I know aid is going to red states. A more philosophical approach would be that liberals take the Rawlsian way of thinking. So I hate to sound elitist, but I do have a better idea of what the poor family in Missouri needs than average person living that life. And I live in Illinois, which has a very large rural population. I often side with that populace in regards to how Chicago runs things.

It's perceived. You're right. It's not a lazy argument - it's understanding that they don't actually understand what their best interests are. Everyone knows you need to eat. But it goes deeper than that. I lived around these people my entire life, NTL. Why is it so hard to accept it?

Eh, i think the expectations and quality of player that Durant was is a lot different than Brock's scenario where many doubted Brock could even succeed at the pro level. I think had Durant been able to win a championship in OKC it would of changed his whole perspective about leaving.